Stories from winners of The Next Challenge Grant and my own adventures…
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We looked down from the bridge and were surprised at just how shallow it was. With a shrug, we started running in the opposite direction. Our Thames swim started ankle deep in Cricklade a month or so back but the source…
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London Flat to Essex Beach
Having read that you are never more than 70-miles from the nearest coastline in the UK, last Saturday I decided to try running from my London flat to the ocean. My route planning only extended as far as confirming that…
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Meet fellow explorers this Thursday
Just a reminder that this Thursday is the second London Explorers event. A chance to meet other adventurous-minded people, get inspired and talk about expeditions. There’s a talk by Jo Ruxton, an award-winning film maker, who’ll be speaking about her…
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Expedition Report: Around the World in 80 Ways
Abstract In the summer of 2005, two University College London (UCL) students, Tim Moss and Thom Allen, attempted to circumnavigate the globe using eighty different methods of transport. They gave themselves seven weeks to do it in and were restricted to using each…
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Slowest, Fast, Perfect – Six of the Best, June 2011
Thanks for all of the recommendations for new blogs last month. Hopefully I’ll be able to start introducing you to articles from a wider range of websites over the coming months. Below are some articles from other people’s websites that…
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Running to the Ocean
It is said that in the UK you are never more than 70 miles from the sea. Consider that for a moment. That means that wherever you are reading this now*, you are at most perhaps two hours’ drive from…
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Expedition Fundraising and Sponsorship Advice #3 – Ethos
Below are a few things that I would advise to anyone seeking sponsorship for an expedition. Reading them may not help you get money in the short-term but it will be a step toward going about it in the right…
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I Don’t Want to be a Professional Adventurer
The aim of The Next Challenge is to encourage people to live more adventurously and facilitate them in doing so. One way in which I strive to achieve this is by writing about my own experiences in the hope that…
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The Return of Running the Tube
Last year, Laura and I ran the length of every Tube line in London from start to finish. However, many lines on the London Underground have more than one branch which means that there are several sections which we have…
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